Current Affairs

National Chairman of DRDO ⇒ The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) appointed distinguished scientist, Dr Samir V Kamat, as chairman on 25 August 2022. Kamat, who is Director General, Naval Systems & Materials (NS&M), will succeed G Satheesh Reddy, who has been named as scientific adviser to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Reddy was appointed […]

National Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visits Gujarat ⇒ The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 4400 crore in Bhuj on 28 August 2022. Earlier, Prime Minister also inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in Bhuj district. He also addressed a programme in Gandhinagar, marking the commemoration

National Khadi Utsav at the Sabarmati River Front ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi participated in Khadi Utsav at the Sabarmati River Front, Ahmedabad on 27 August 2022. Khadi Utsav: It has been a constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to popularise Khadi, generate awareness about Khadi products and promote the use of Khadi

National India’s first situational awareness observatory to monitor space activity ⇒ Digantara, a space sector start-up of India, is going to set-up India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, to track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting the earth. Key Points: The space situational awareness (SSA)

National 1st editions of India GI Fair, Khilona-India Toys & Games Fair, Maa Shishu and STEM Confex ⇒ The first editions of India GI Fair, Khilona-India Toys & Games Fair, Maa Shishu and STEM Confex was held concurrently from 26th to 28th August 2022 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. Mr. Upendra Prasad

National National Conference of Labour Ministers of all States and Union Territories ⇒ The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the National Conference of Labour Ministers of all States and Union Territories on 25th August, 2022 via video conferencing. The two-day Conference was organised by the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment on 25-26 August,

National Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 ⇒ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 24th August, 2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries. New rules will replace Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001. About New Rules: The rules cover all types of

National Two important health initiatives were inaugurated/dedicated to the nation ⇒ The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Haryana and Punjab on 24th August, 2022. Two important health initiatives were inaugurated/dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister on this day. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurate Amrita Hospital at Faridabad, Haryana. Thereafter, Prime Minister

National ‘Department of Commerce Restructuring Dossier’ ⇒ Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal on 23 August 2022 released the ‘Department of Commerce Restructuring Dossier’ at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. Releasing the report, Shri Goyal said restructuring of the entire department of commerce aims at

National Two-day conference on ‘Indian Minerals & Metals Industry’ ⇒ Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia addressed the two-day conference ‘Indian Minerals & Metals Industry: Transition Towards 2030 & Vision 2047’ on 23 August 2022. Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia called upon India’s mines and mineral industry to reduce